Technodon Live is a live album by Yellow Magic Orchestra. It was recorded on the band's second and last show at the Tokyo Dome in 1993, and is the only full music album of the band's Technodon era. It is composed mostly of Technodon material (although this album lacks "Nostalgia", "Silence of Time", "O.K." and "Pocketful of Rainbows", Technodon was played live in its entirety) with a few songs from Yellow Magic Orchestra and Solid State Survivor performed in the Technodon style. During the live performance, special audio effects were performed by Goh Hotoda, who also mixed both Technodon & this album, and computer graphics created by Daisaburo Harada were projected on a screen on the back of the stage.

Technodon Live
Live album by
ReleasedAugust 25, 1993 (1993-08-25)
RecordedJune 11, 1993 (1993-06-11)
VenueTokyo Dome, Tokyo Dome City, Bunkyo, Tokyo
GenreTechno
Length1:10:12
LabelEMI Music Japan, Eastworld
Yellow Magic Orchestra chronology
Technodon
(1993)
Technodon Live
(1993)
Live at Budokan 1980
(1993)

Track listing

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All tracks arranged by YMO.

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Be a Superman"Ryuichi Sakamoto, Yukihiro TakahashiSakamoto, Takahashi5:42
2."Nanga Def?"SakamotoHaruomi Hosono, Sakamoto, Takahashi5:15
3."Floating Away"William GibsonHosono, Takahashi6:48
4."Dolphinicity" Hosono5:14
5."I Tre Merli" Hosono, Sakamoto, Takahashi6:15
6."Hi-Tech Hippies"Hosono, Sakamoto, TakahashiHosono, Sakamoto, Takahashi4:35
7."Castalia" Sakamoto5:29
8."Behind the Mask"Chris MosdellSakamoto, Takahashi5:39
9."La Femme Chinoise" (中国女 Chūgoku Onna)MosdellTakahashi4:58
10."Waterford" Sakamoto, Takahashi5:43
11."Chance
Rydeen Ending" (雷電 Raidīn)
 Sakamoto
Takahashi
5:00
0:31
12."Tong Poo" (東風 Ton Pū) Sakamoto5:21
13."Firecracker" Martin Denny3:36
Total length:70:12

Personnel

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Sampled from the originals

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  • William S. Burroughs – Voice on "Be a Superman" & "I Tre Merli"
  • Ruriko Kamiya – Voice on "Be a Superman"
  • William Gibson – Voice on "Floating Away"
  • Hirofumi Tokutake – Guitar on "Floating Away"
  • John C. Lilly – Voice on "Dolphinicity"
  • Tomoko Nunoi (née Ebe) – Sexy Voice (Vocals) on "La Femme Chinoise"
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